- Go was created in 2007 by Rob Pike and Robert Griesemer at Google to address issues with other languages like slow compilation times and complexity. It was open sourced in 2009.
- Over the past 10 years, Go has grown significantly in adoption and popularity. Key milestones included reaching 1 million users in 2017 and the introduction of Go modules in 2018.
- The Go community has also expanded, growing 76% year-over-year and becoming more inclusive. There are now over 2000 contributors and 28 annual Go conferences held worldwide.